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Staff Sgt. Janice Nicole Custard has successfully been named to the Dean's list at the University of Maryland, University College. She is majoring in Social Science and will graduate in December 2009. She is presently employed at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland with Security Forces. She resides in Walforf, MD.

Sarah Nonnemacher of Jim Thorpe attained the dean's list at Penn State Hazleton Campus, where she is in her junior year. She maintained a GPA of 3.9 for this semester. She is majoring in letters, arts, sciences. She is a 2007 graduate of Jim Thorpe High School. She will graduate from Penn State in 2011. She is the daughter of Rebecca Nonnemacher and Michael Nonnemacher, both of Jim Thorpe.

Casey B. Lilly, Kunkletown, graduated cum laude from Kutztown University on Dec. 19 with a bachelor of science degree in elementary teaching, with a major in psychology. She is a 2005 graduate of Palmerton Area High School.

Casey is the daughter of Brian "Snap" Lilly of Kunkletown, and the granddaughter of Don and Millie Lilly of Bowmanstown.

She has a brother, Cody, who will graduate from Kutztown University in May 2010.

Maggie Flartey Kaminski, broker owner of Century 21 select group announced that Hope Fogarty has earned the Accredited Buyer Representation designation from the National Association of Realtors. The Accredited Buyer's Representative (ABR®) designation is the benchmark of excellence in buyer representation. This coveted designation is awarded by the Real Estate Buyer's Agent Council (REBAC), an affiliate of the National Association of REALTORS®, to real estate practitioners who meet the specified educational and practical experience criteria.